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Marti Caine faces backlash for playing Sun City: archive, 18 May 1984https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/17/marti-caine-apartheid-sheffield
<p><strong>18 May 1984:</strong> The Sheffield born star ignored anti-apartheid campaigners to perform in South Africa <br></p><p>Of course, it was irresistible casting. Marti Caine, popular gritty Sheffield folk heroine, as Fanny Brice - the Funny Girl battling her way out of the Lower East Side sleaze, to stardom in the Ziegfeld Follies. “Her rise to stardom being impaired only by her disastrous private life,” as the Crucible press release has it.</p><p>Caine (who shot to fame when she won New Faces in 1975) had a father who died when she was seven; a mother who gave her to the local authorities when she was nine and committed suicide when Caine retraced her; a husband she married at 17, and lost to her best friend when at last everything seemed to be going fine. With Caine’s special flair for musical comedy, and this uniquely miserable background… how could anybody be better equipped to take on Fanny Brice?</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/17/marti-caine-apartheid-sheffield">Continue reading...</a>South AfricaRace issuesCabaretStageComedySheffieldTue, 17 May 2016 04:00:33 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/17/marti-caine-apartheid-sheffieldPhotograph: ITV/REX/ShutterstockPhotograph: ITV/REX/ShutterstockIrene McManus2016-05-17T04:00:33Z97% of top officials at 'northern powerhouse' department work in Londonhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/mar/07/97-of-top-officials-at-northern-powerhouse-department-work-in-london
<p>Only a fraction of senior civil servants in the Department for Communities and Local Government work away from capital</p><p>It is the government department tasked with delivering the chancellor’s “northern powerhouse” agenda and devolving power to cities and regions. But 97.6% of senior civil servants at the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) are based in London, the government has admitted.</p><p>Just 2.4% of the DCLG’s most powerful public servants work outside the capital, according to Brandon Lewis, a DCLG minister and Tory MP for Great Yarmouth.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/mar/07/97-of-top-officials-at-northern-powerhouse-department-work-in-london">Continue reading...</a>Civil serviceDevolutionSheffieldUK newsCommunitiesPoliticsSocietyMon, 07 Mar 2016 09:30:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/mar/07/97-of-top-officials-at-northern-powerhouse-department-work-in-londonPhotograph: Christopher Thomond for the GuardianPhotograph: Christopher Thomond for the GuardianHelen Pidd North of England editor2016-03-07T09:30:23ZElected mayors 'unlikely to be an easy fit' in some areas, report warnshttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/03/elected-mayors-devolution-uk-areas-report
<p>MPs’ select committee says public should be able to propose alternative forms of governance as part of UK devolution plans</p><p>The government should not impose elected mayors on local areas as a condition of devolution, a cross-party committee of MPs has said, warning that there has been a lack of transparency in the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/chancellor-unveils-devolution-revolution">government’s “devolution revolution”</a>.</p><p>In non-metropolitan areas in particular, elected mayors are “unlikely to be an easy fit”, the communities and local government select committee said in a report.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/17/liverpool-west-midlands-devolution-deal-northern-powerhouse-government">Liverpool and West Midlands sign devolution deals with central government</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/29/government-accused-of-contempt-for-north-over-sheffield-office-closure">Government accused of contempt for north over Sheffield office closure</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/03/elected-mayors-devolution-uk-areas-report">Continue reading...</a>Mayoral electionsDevolutionLocal politicsLocal governmentUK newsPoliticsSocietyGreater ManchesterSheffieldLiverpoolNorth of EnglandWed, 03 Feb 2016 00:01:16 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/feb/03/elected-mayors-devolution-uk-areas-reportPhotograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyHelen Pidd North of England editor2016-02-03T00:01:16ZSheffield named second 'northern powerhouse'https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/01/sheffield-area-expected-become-second-northern-powerhouse
<p>Announcement that Sheffield city region will follow Greater Manchester with mayor to be elected in 2017 is boost for George Osborne</p><p>George Osborne has confirmed a second “northern powerhouse” is to be established – alongside Greater Manchester – with a Sheffield city region combined authority with its own elected mayor.</p><p>Friday’s announcement is a coup for the chancellor, who is winning support for his plans from Labour local government leaders despite the hostility from the national Labour party.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/big-ideas/2015/oct/01/can-devolved-transport-overcome-the-black-spots">Can devolved transport overcome the black spots?</a> </p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/30/northern-rail-upgrades-to-be-unpaused-government-to-announce">Northern rail electrification to be 'unpaused'</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/01/sheffield-area-expected-become-second-northern-powerhouse">Continue reading...</a>SheffieldLocal politicsGeorge OsbornePoliticsLabourLocal governmentYorkshireSocietyMayoral electionsUK newsGreater ManchesterFri, 02 Oct 2015 10:58:39 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/01/sheffield-area-expected-become-second-northern-powerhousePhotograph: Alamy Stock PhotoPhotograph: Alamy Stock PhotoPatrick Wintour Political editor2015-10-02T10:58:39ZGordon Brown rules out Labour/SNP coalitionhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2015/apr/28/gordon-brown-rules-out-laboursnp-coalition
<p>At a rally in Sheffield the former prime minister ripped into the Scottish National Party, telling voters there were “no negotiations” with Nicola Sturgeon’s party.</p><p>Gordon Brown has ruled out a Labour coalition with the Scottish National party (SNP), telling voters in Sheffield “there is no coalition” and “no negotiations”.</p><p>The former prime minister accused the Conservatives of misleading the electorate by suggesting a Labour government would be “controlled by the SNP”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2015/apr/28/gordon-brown-rules-out-laboursnp-coalition">Continue reading...</a>Gordon BrownGeneral election 2015Scottish National party (SNP)LabourSheffieldPoliticsUK newsTue, 28 Apr 2015 07:28:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2015/apr/28/gordon-brown-rules-out-laboursnp-coalitionPhotograph: Andre Rhoden Paul/Andre Rhoden-PaulPhotograph: Andre Rhoden Paul/Andre Rhoden-PaulAndré Rhoden-Paul2015-04-28T07:28:07ZNick Clegg sends student to stand in for him at Sheffield debatehttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/the-northerner/2015/apr/13/nick-clegg-sends-student-to-stand-in-for-him-at-sheffield-hallam-hustings
<p>The deputy prime minister said he was too busy to attend election hustings in the most student-heavy ward of his Sheffield Hallam constituency, sending a 22-year-old wannabe Lib Dem councillor instead</p><p>The deputy prime minister Nick Clegg failed to attend an election debate in his Sheffield constituency on Sunday night, sending a student as his replacement.</p><p>Clegg, who is defending a 15, 284 majority, said he was too busy to take part in the hustings at Crookes Social Club, in the part of <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/11/nick-clegg-sheffield-hallam-general-election">Sheffield Hallam</a> where most students live.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/the-northerner/2015/apr/13/nick-clegg-sends-student-to-stand-in-for-him-at-sheffield-hallam-hustings">Continue reading...</a>Nick CleggSheffieldGeneral election 2015Liberal DemocratsUK newsPoliticsMon, 13 Apr 2015 15:15:19 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/the-northerner/2015/apr/13/nick-clegg-sends-student-to-stand-in-for-him-at-sheffield-hallam-hustingsPhotograph: Andre Rhoden Paul/Andre Rhoden-PaulPhotograph: Andre Rhoden Paul/Andre Rhoden-PaulAndré Rhoden-Paul2015-04-13T15:15:19ZSheffield's Rare & Racy: the independent music store Jarvis Cocker says it would be 'a crime to destroy'https://www.theguardian.com/cities/the-northerner/2015/mar/31/rare-and-racys-closure-jarvis-cocker
<p>Despite a 20,000-strong petition, Sheffield City Council recently voted in favour of demolishing this much-loved shop. So what does that say for the future of the city’s so-called ‘independent quarter’?</p><p>Jarvis Cocker calls it a “global treasure” that it would be “a crime to destroy”. Protesters have <a href="https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-demolition-of-devonshire-street-sheffield-1">signed a petition in record numbers</a>. But still the developers have won the day and, as the former snooker world champion Steve Davis puts it, “a little bit of the character of Sheffield will die” with the planned demolition of the city’s quirky independent book and music shop, Rare &amp; Racy.</p><p>In business since 1969, the shop on Devonshire Street is one of a trio of small retailers whose current homes appear doomed after Sheffield City Council recently <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-32037311">voted in favour of demolition</a> and a new development. The <a href="http://www.primesiteuk.co.uk/">property owner</a>’s agents, <a href="http://www.codastudios.co.uk/">Coda Planning</a>, insist there are longer-term structural problems with the buildings, adding that the replacement new-build will be sympathetic to the existing design and that provision of flats on the upper floors will contribute “to the urban village feel of the area”.</p><p>It’s not an independent quarter, because no independents can afford to be here</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/mar/30/food-for-thought-vegetarian-restaurant-covent-garden-closure">Food for Thought: the last vegetarian gasp of alternative Covent Garden</a> </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/cities/the-northerner/2015/mar/31/rare-and-racys-closure-jarvis-cocker">Continue reading...</a>CitiesSheffieldMusicRecord Store DayCulturePulpUK newsJarvis CockerTue, 31 Mar 2015 10:59:38 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/cities/the-northerner/2015/mar/31/rare-and-racys-closure-jarvis-cockerPhotograph: Gary CaltonPhotograph: Gary CaltonRob Waugh2015-03-31T10:59:38ZNo red flags in the Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire: from the archive, 6 January 1981https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2015/jan/06/sheffield-socialist-republic-south-yorkshire-1981
<p>Sheffield’s Labour politicians are wary of slogans but the city’s young leaders are fighting to build a new socialism </p><p>Labour politicians in the self-proclaimed Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire are noticeably wary about the reputation they have gained from the slogan. Councillor David Blunkett, the leader of the Labour-controlled Sheffield City Council said: “It was a slogan to be used by us - not against us.”</p><p>The slogan was probably coined derisively by a local Tory councillor, though nobody seems sure today, but Brightside constituency Labour Party cashed in on it. Two enterprising Labour-councillors in Brightside produced badges proclaiming the Socialist Republic. They turned out to be best sellers at party conferences and rallies, benefiting local party funds.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2015/jan/06/sheffield-socialist-republic-south-yorkshire-1981">Continue reading...</a>SheffieldLabourDavid BlunkettLocal politicsLocal governmentPoliticsTue, 06 Jan 2015 05:30:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2015/jan/06/sheffield-socialist-republic-south-yorkshire-1981Photograph: Denis Thorpe for the GuardianPhotograph: Denis Thorpe for the GuardianColin Brown2015-01-06T05:30:03ZOrgreave, Hillsborough, Rotherham: is South Yorkshire police the worst public organisation in the country?https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/oct/30/orgreave-hillsborough-rotherham-is-south-yorkshire-police-the-worst-public-organisation-in-the-country
<p>As a million people in South Yorkshire go to the polls on Thursday to vote for a new police and crime commissioner, <strong>Kevin Meagher </strong>from Labour Uncut argues that the county’s police force is not fit for purpose</p><p>“If I had a gun, I’d shoot you” said an elderly man from the public gallery of Rotherham Town Hall last month. His target was the (then) police and crime commissioner for South Yorkshire, Shaun Wright, as he was being grilled by the police and crime panel.<br></p><p>It turned out the heckler was the grandfather of one of the 1,400 Rotherham girls groomed, abused and terrorised by gangs of primarily Pakistani-heritage men and brought to light by <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/aug/26/rotherham-sexual-abuse-children">Professor Alexis Jay’s damning report</a> into police and social services failures in the town.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/oct/30/orgreave-hillsborough-rotherham-is-south-yorkshire-police-the-worst-public-organisation-in-the-country">Continue reading...</a>Hillsborough disasterSheffieldYorkshireRotherhamPolice and crime commissionersPoliceUK newsThu, 30 Oct 2014 07:00:35 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/oct/30/orgreave-hillsborough-rotherham-is-south-yorkshire-police-the-worst-public-organisation-in-the-countryPhotograph: Lynne Cameron/PASouth Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright leaving a meeting at Rotherham Town Hall before he resigned in SeptemberPhotograph: Lynne Cameron/PASouth Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright leaving a meeting at Rotherham Town Hall before he resigned in SeptemberGuardian Staff2014-10-30T07:00:35ZSheffield residents fight plans to bulldoze independent shopshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/oct/23/sheffield-devonshire-quarter-petition-development
<p>Online petition to save Devonshire Quarter shopping area from new flats attracts 11,000 signatures<br></p><p>Shoppers milling around Sheffield’s Devonshire Quarter can easily find themselves picking up custom made clothes, a vintage brooch or an old jazz record. But locals are now fighting against developers’ plans to bulldoze independent shops in the urban village to make way for a block of flats. </p><p>Developers have submitted a planning application to Sheffield Council to demolish 162 to 170 Devonshire Street and replace them with flats, restaurants and cafes. The row is home to longstanding businesses: the <a href="http://www.naturalbedcompany.co.uk/">Natural Bed Company</a> and <a href="http://www.rareandracy.co.uk">Rare and Racy</a>, and newer arrivals the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RagParade">Rag Parade vintage store</a> and <a href="http://www.sydandmallory.com">Syd and Mallory.</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/oct/23/sheffield-devonshire-quarter-petition-development">Continue reading...</a>SheffieldPlanning policyThu, 23 Oct 2014 12:35:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/oct/23/sheffield-devonshire-quarter-petition-developmentPhotograph: WikimediaDevonshire Street in Sheffield's Devonshire Quarter.Photograph: WikimediaDevonshire Street in Sheffield's Devonshire Quarter.Hatty Collier2014-10-23T12:35:41Z'We shall not be stopped': Freedom Riders force Northern Rail to meet over free travel cutshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/aug/14/freedom-riders-barnsley-south-yorkshire-northern-rail
<p>Using tactics familiar from the American civil rights movement, pensioners in Barnsley have forced a rail company to listen by staging regular protests in South Yorkshire. <strong>Ben Blosse</strong> was at their latest demonstration </p><p>It is not a scene that would usually be expected at Barnsley railway station. A group of over 80 protestors chanting and waving banners, watched carefully by a dozen or so burly police officers and security guards. It is perhaps even more surprising when realising that these protestors are all pensioners, using tactics associated with the US civil rights movement of the 20<sup>th </sup>century.</p><p>For the group are the now-famous South Yorkshire “Freedom Riders”, a protest group formed back in March after free travel for pensioners and disabled people was taken away in the county’s transport committee’s bid to reduce a £243,000 transport deficit. They have taken their inspiration from the original <a href="http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/freedom-rides">freedom riders</a> in the American South, a group of African-American and white activists who sparked a revolution by travelling in white-only sections of buses. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/aug/14/freedom-riders-barnsley-south-yorkshire-northern-rail">Continue reading...</a>Transport policyTransportSheffieldBarnsleyThu, 14 Aug 2014 10:50:05 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/aug/14/freedom-riders-barnsley-south-yorkshire-northern-railPhotograph: Ben BlosseBarnsley's Freedom Riders protest against cuts to free travel passes for pensioners on Wednesday 13 August Photograph: Ben BlossePhotograph: Ben BlosseBarnsley's Freedom Riders protest against cuts to free travel passes for pensioners on Wednesday 13 August Photograph: Ben BlosseBen Blosse2014-08-14T10:50:05ZNo ticket to ride: an arrested Freedom Rider writeshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jul/04/arrested-freedom-rider-tony-nuttall-writes
<p>Last month Yorkshire pensioner<b> Tony Nuttall</b> was arrested during a protest against cuts to free train travel for older and disabled people after deliberately boarding a train without paying. Here he explains how he ended up being charged with obstructing police officers and "travel fraud" - and how the Freedom Riders have gathered support from around the country</p><p>Eleven days ago, on 23 June, I attended the latest of the South Yorkshire Freedom Rides, organised by Barnsley Retirees Action Group (BRAG). About 50 or 60 elderly and disabled people turned up at Barnsley railway station determined to continue <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/may/16/freedom-rides-south-yorkshire-victory?view=desktop">our campaign for free train travel</a> by travelling without paying on the train. Some of the 60 had come down just to cheer the rest on. About 40 bought tickets to Wombwell, the first stop down the line, with the intention of freedom riding from Wombwell to Meadowhall.</p><p>The Northern Rail private rail franchise deployed large numbers of transport police and security guards on the day. A large number got on the train with us but took no action at first. We were in good heart and sang “We shall not, we shall not be stopped” and “We shall overcome”. Other passengers gave enthusiastic support.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jul/04/arrested-freedom-rider-tony-nuttall-writes">Continue reading...</a>UK newsTransportBarnsleySheffieldFri, 04 Jul 2014 10:53:43 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jul/04/arrested-freedom-rider-tony-nuttall-writesPhotograph: Fran Postlethwaite, Barnsley Retirees Action GroupThe Freedom Riders at one of their protests in May this year Photograph: Fran Postlethwaite, Barnsley Retirees Action GroupPhotograph: Fran Postlethwaite, Barnsley Retirees Action GroupThe Freedom Riders at one of their protests in May this year Photograph: Fran Postlethwaite, Barnsley Retirees Action GroupTony Nuttall2014-07-04T10:53:43ZThe Roco: a £1.1m arts co-op in Sheffieldhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jun/24/the-roco-a-11m-arts-co-op-in-sheffield
<p>A new arts complex in the hilly city is set to become a centre for Sheffield’s next wave of creative talent with art, business and nightlife all bundled under one roof. Members of the community can now buy community shares in the project, reports <b>Hatty Collier</b></p><p>On a busy Sheffield street, a row of empty, redbrick Georgian houses stand unnoticed by the hundreds of locals who stroll past on their way to work each morning.</p><p>But within a year these town houses will be transformed into a centre for Sheffield’s next wave of creative talent with art, business and nightlife all bundled under one roof.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jun/24/the-roco-a-11m-arts-co-op-in-sheffield">Continue reading...</a>SheffieldCultureTue, 24 Jun 2014 12:39:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jun/24/the-roco-a-11m-arts-co-op-in-sheffieldPhotograph: RocoThe £1.1 million development – The ROCO – will see seven of these Grade II listed buildings on Sheffield’s Glossop Road converted into a 17,000 sq ft creative industry space. Photograph: /RocoPhotograph: RocoThe £1.1 million development – The ROCO – will see seven of these Grade II listed buildings on Sheffield’s Glossop Road converted into a 17,000 sq ft creative industry space. Photograph: /RocoHatty Collier2014-06-24T12:39:51ZZut alors! C'est Côte de Wincobank: Tour de Yorkshire countdownhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jun/19/tour-de-yorkshire-tour-de-france-2014-cote-de-wincobank
<p>With just over two weeks until the Tour de France begins in Yorkshire, the signs have finally gone up in Sheffield marking the climbs - including the brutal Jenkin Road, which has a 33% gradient</p><p>There are many reasons to celebrate the world's greatest sporting event coming to Yorkshire next month. But one of my favourite things about the Tour de France's detour into God's Own County is that all of the categorised climbs have been given a gallic twist.</p><p>I love the culture clash of seeing Côte de Buttertubs and Côte de Blubberhouses in print — in Tour terms, a "Côte" is a hill, whereas a "col" is a mountain pass. Buttertubs, of course, is the glorious climb out of Hawes in North Yorkshire and down into Swaledale, while <a href="http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/outandabout/dalesandtowns/nidderdale/blubberhouses">Blubberhouses</a> is a village by a hill between Harrogate and Bolton Abbey on the busy Skipton Road.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jun/19/tour-de-yorkshire-tour-de-france-2014-cote-de-wincobank">Continue reading...</a>Tour de France 2014CyclingCyclingTour de FranceSheffieldThu, 19 Jun 2014 08:09:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jun/19/tour-de-yorkshire-tour-de-france-2014-cote-de-wincobankPhotograph: Sheffield CouncilSheffield councillor Peter Price (centre) joined by David Green and Penny Rea of the Friends of Wincobank Hill to celebrate new signs marking the climbs of the 2014 Tour de France when it comes to Sheffield next month. Photograph: /Sheffield CouncilPhotograph: Sheffield CouncilSheffield councillor Peter Price (centre) joined by David Green and Penny Rea of the Friends of Wincobank Hill to celebrate new signs marking the climbs of the 2014 Tour de France when it comes to Sheffield next month. Photograph: /Sheffield CouncilHelen Pidd northern editor2014-06-19T08:09:54ZGreens encroach on Nick Clegg's home turf in Sheffieldhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/may/27/greens-encroach-on-nick-cleggs-home-turf-in-sheffield
<p>While all the media focus has been on Ukip, the Green party has quietly made gains in a number of northern cities. <b>Dominic Smith</b> reports from Sheffield, where the Greens now have four representatives in the town hall</p><p>The story of last week’s local elections was undoubtedly the forward march of Ukip, who piled on 161 councillors across the country and emerged as the <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/23/local-elections-ukip-opposition-rotherham">official opposition in Rotherham</a>. But in many areas, like in nearby Sheffield, the Green party has quietly been making gains with far less fanfare.</p><p>Last Thursday’s local council elections in the city saw the Greens take two seats, doubling their total on the council to four. Although their number lags behind the 18 Liberal Democrat councillors, they are hopeful of becoming the main opposition to Labour as soon as 2016.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/may/27/greens-encroach-on-nick-cleggs-home-turf-in-sheffield">Continue reading...</a>Green partySheffieldNick CleggLocal politicsPoliticsTue, 27 May 2014 06:26:52 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/may/27/greens-encroach-on-nick-cleggs-home-turf-in-sheffieldPhotograph: The Green PartyMembers of the Green Party in the Broomhill area of Sheffield Photograph, including Brian Webster, the ward's new councillor (holding the sign), and the Jillian Creasy, leader of the Green group on Sheffield city (in the red fleece)Photograph: The Green PartyMembers of the Green Party in the Broomhill area of Sheffield Photograph, including Brian Webster, the ward's new councillor (holding the sign), and the Jillian Creasy, leader of the Green group on Sheffield city (in the red fleece)Dominic Smith2014-05-27T06:26:52ZCountry diary: Blacka Moor, Sheffield: My red deerstalkerhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/the-northerner/2014/feb/25/my-red-deerstalker
<strong>Blacka Moor, Sheffield:</strong> There are few sights that gladden the heart more than a sudden view of Britain's largest land mammal, especially inside the limits of England's fourth-largest city<p>Dropping down Blacka Hill, I sense I'm being followed. Glancing back over my shoulder, I identify my stalkers as half a dozen red deer, all hinds, and no more than 30 yards away. The largest is standing erect, staring straight at me, while the others continue to graze through the heather and scrubby birch.</p><p>There are few sights that gladden the heart more than a sudden view of Britain's largest land mammal, especially when you're inside the limits of England's fourth-largest city. It seems so improbable, this fragment of the wild on the fringes of suburbia.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/the-northerner/2014/feb/25/my-red-deerstalker">Continue reading...</a>WildlifeEnvironmentRural affairsUK newsSheffieldTue, 25 Feb 2014 20:59:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/the-northerner/2014/feb/25/my-red-deerstalkerPhotograph: AlamyA sight to gladden the heart: a red deer hind. Photograph: AlamyPhotograph: AlamyA sight to gladden the heart: a red deer hind. Photograph: AlamyEd Douglas2014-02-25T20:59:00ZMP disses Henderson's Relish and incurs the wrath of Sheffield (and Nick Clegg gets a bit cross)https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jan/22/mp-disses-hendersons-relish-and-incurs-the-wrath-of-sheffield-and-nick-clegg-gets-a-bit-cross
<p>Jim Dowd made to eat his words after accusing the Steel City's most famous condiment of plagiarism</p><p>It is, one of the Arctic Monkeys once said, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/oct/27/arctic-monkeys-mexico-beatlemania">“like Worcestershire Sauce but a million times better”</a>. The band are said to miss it so much they have it shipped to them when they are touring.</p><p>KT Tunstall says it's the best non-alcoholic liquid on the face of the earth.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jan/22/mp-disses-hendersons-relish-and-incurs-the-wrath-of-sheffield-and-nick-clegg-gets-a-bit-cross">Continue reading...</a>SheffieldFood & drinkPoliticsUK newsNick CleggWed, 22 Jan 2014 18:33:42 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2014/jan/22/mp-disses-hendersons-relish-and-incurs-the-wrath-of-sheffield-and-nick-clegg-gets-a-bit-crossPhotograph: Phil Sangwell/flickrA bottle of Henderson's Relish, picked on by Jim Dowd MP this week in the Commons <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/onemananhisdog/4032222785/">Photograph: Phil Sangwell/flickr</a>Photograph: Phil Sangwell/flickrA bottle of Henderson's Relish, picked on by Jim Dowd MP this week in the Commons <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/onemananhisdog/4032222785/">Photograph: Phil Sangwell/flickr</a>Leila Haddou2014-01-22T18:33:42ZBroadway hit Chicago makes UK debut in Yorkshire: From the archive, 18 November 1978https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/the-northerner/2013/nov/18/chicago-broadway-roxy-hart-yorkshire
Tale of scheming showgirl Roxie Hart arrives in Sheffield before London's West End<p>In Chicago in the twenties, when it had gotten so tough they shot the girls right out from under you, a married broad named Roxie Hart was tried for the boudoir slaying of her liquorous, lecherous lover, because he was ready to move on to boudoirs new. She was acquitted, through the silver tongue and media massage of Billy Flynn, prince of the courtrooms. Roxie the doxy became a vaudeville smash.</p><p>In 1942 Ginger Rogers played Roxie in a smart film comedy, whose premise was that she was innocent of anything more serious than confessing to a crime she hadn't done, for the sake of the publicity. The Ebb and Fosse musical, Chicago, based on a play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, takes a very sarcastic view of this line, and peppers up the lyrics to the point of discomfort for American nostrils. All the same, from 1975, it ran for three years. Now Sheffield, where people make knives but don't often stick them into anybody, gets the British premiere. It's a considerable coup for the management of the Crucible.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/the-northerner/2013/nov/18/chicago-broadway-roxy-hart-yorkshire">Continue reading...</a>BroadwayTheatreSheffieldMusicalsWest EndYorkshireUS theaterMon, 18 Nov 2013 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/the-northerner/2013/nov/18/chicago-broadway-roxy-hart-yorkshirePhotograph: Len Prince/PAIn 2005, US actress Brooke Shields made her West End debut playing Roxie Hart. Photograph: Len Prince/PAPhotograph: Len Prince/PAIn 2005, US actress Brooke Shields made her West End debut playing Roxie Hart. Photograph: Len Prince/PAAlex Hamilton2013-11-18T07:00:00ZSheffield's sound map helps reveal the city's aural characterhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2013/oct/25/sheffield-sound-map-inside-the-circle-of-fire
<p><strong>Daniel Dylan Wray</strong> visits an exhibition by sound artist Chris Watson that tours Sheffield’s factories, waterways and idylls to piece together a distinct soundscape</p><p>Inside Sheffield's Millennium Gallery sit four sofas with a large cushioned floor inbetween, creating an immaculate square. Inside the square – with the help of a 20-speaker ambisonic sound system – is an aural journey through Sheffield, from the outskirts of the Blackamoor moorlands to its waterways, via such stop-offs as the thundering sounds of the city's football terraces.</p><p>Removed from their visual context, the terrace chants take on a frightening and powerful tone: the howled screams echo like anguished cries from a battlefield. The journey ends in a huge, echoing storm drain below the city's railway station, known as the Megatron.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2013/oct/25/sheffield-sound-map-inside-the-circle-of-fire">Continue reading...</a>SheffieldUK newsArt and designCultureFri, 25 Oct 2013 10:01:16 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2013/oct/25/sheffield-sound-map-inside-the-circle-of-firePhotograph: PR‘It’s often quite a challenge to get the public to sit down and listen to something for 36 minutes,’ says Chris Watson.Photograph: PR‘It’s often quite a challenge to get the public to sit down and listen to something for 36 minutes,’ says Chris Watson.Daniel Dylan Wray2013-10-25T10:01:16ZHS2 will give people in the north the best of both worldshttps://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2013/jul/04/hs2-high-speed-rail-benefits-the-north
Peter Mandelson is the latest snob to pour scorn on the high-speed rail line. But HS2 can finally end the dilemma for northerners who are forced to move south for the good of their careers<p>It's become fashionable in certain circles to have a go at HS2, the proposed high-speed rail line linking London, Birmingham, Sheffield, Leeds and Manchester.</p><p>The former Labour business secretary Lord Mandelson is the latest to join a motley coalition of self-interested nimbys and metropolitan snobs who don't seem to like the idea of the barbarian north having access to the capital in less time than it takes to play a professional football match.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2013/jul/04/hs2-high-speed-rail-benefits-the-north">Continue reading...</a>HS2Rail transportUK newsManchesterGreater ManchesterLeedsSheffieldBirminghamEdinburghScotlandGlasgowCommunitiesSocietyThu, 04 Jul 2013 14:04:20 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/the-northerner/2013/jul/04/hs2-high-speed-rail-benefits-the-northPhotograph: HS2/PAAn artist's impression of the HS2 line over Fazeley viaduct. Photograph: HS2/PAPhotograph: HS2/PAAn artist's impression of the HS2 line over Fazeley viaduct. Photograph: HS2/PAKevin Meagher2013-07-04T14:04:20Z